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From a Rumble ... to a Roar

By Ric Bucher
ESPN The Magazine

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

This story appeared in the April 20 issue of ESPN The Magazine. As blue, yellow and orange confetti flutters from the rafters, and another rousing rendition of "Oklahoma!" blares over the PA, Kevin Durant, Jeff Green and Russell Westbrook bounce up and down, arm in arm, the heart of a team hug at center court of the Ford Center. Just a year removed from being vilified for deserting their sacred Seattle birthplace and getting off to a 3—29 start in their new town—one of the worst ...

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